The Walker School Congress held its committees on the 30th of April, 2008. During this time, 3 different committees determined the fate of the 21 bills that were presented. The Committee for Animal and Environmental Rights was lead by Members of the House O’Neil, Dulaney, and Gastor. They were presented with bills from Press member Haslam, House Rep. O’Neil, Lobbyist Neuman, and the President. They passed both the President’s(whose bill was concerned with endangered species) and Ms. O’Neil’s(whose bill dealt with animal abuse); however they did not favor Ms. Neuman’s(whose bill dealt with fur trading licenses). This was a surprising action from the committee, considering Ms. Neuman was lobbying for Mr. John Jacob Astor, who is a major supporter of animal and environmental rights.
An interesting situation took place with Mr. Haslam’s bill however. There was a supposed “miscommunication” between Mr. Haslam and his intended sponsor, Senator George. Mr. George managed to have 2 sponsors, including himself. When he learned of this incident, he went straight ahead and declared that Mr. Haslam would not get his approval. This extremely selfish act was even further degraded due to the fact that Mr. George was in the Committee that handled his bill, and he accordingly went ahead and approved it. This injustice was severely unappreciated by Mr. Haslam. He stated “Mr. George’s actions further proved his status to be “tyrannous”, meaning that he solely had control over the situation”. Mr. Haslam’s views are fully backed by the Haslam Times Corp. Mr. Haslam’s bill intended for business to recycle all paper and plastic products.
The Judiciary Committee, which was lead by Senators George and Edelman, handed the bills of press members Prather and Touchton, Lobbyist Walker, and (surprise, surprise) Senators George and Edelman. Ms. Prather, Ms. Walker, and Mr. George’s bills were all passed. This is surprising, considering Mr. Edelman was on the Committee. This further proves Mr. George’s incompetent ability to be favorable to others.
The final committee was that of Ways & Means. This was lead by Senators Chastain and Chimberoff. The committee was presented with the bills of Lobbyists Zuckerman and Jordan. The committee remarked positively on Mr. Zuckerman’s bill, stating that it contained very informative clauses, but not so appreciatively on Mr. Jordan’s. They remarked that it was uninformative and didn’t seem to get across what it intended to do. However, they were to kind-hearted, and let both bills go on to the Senate (unlike Mr. George).
Incase anyone was wondering, any bills that did not appear in a committee was either un-sponsored (like the friendly and kind Mr. Haslam), or went straight to a vote.
When all the bills were gathered up, the entire House and Senate sat down (separately) to discuss which bills they would send on to the President. When the house sat down, they determined that Ms. O’Neil’s, Ms. Chastain’s, Ms. Walker’s, and Mr. George’s bill would all go to the President for judgment. Mr. Chimberoff’s bill was not affirmed.
When the Senate sat down, they determined that Ms. Smith’s, Mr. George’s, and Ms. Prather’s bills would all be passed.
A few days later, the President sat down and looked over all of the bills that were presented to her. She surprisingly determined that all of the bill should be passed. While this is considerably kind hearted, some could say that it showed a certain lack of self-confidence in her decision making. Reporting from Haslam Times Headquarters, I’m Myles Haslam.==
Myles Haslam
5/8/08
Civics 8
Final Press Write-Up
The Walker School Congress held its committees on the 30th of April, 2008. During this time, 3 different committees determined the fate of the 21 bills that were presented. The Committee for Animal and Environmental Rights was lead by Members of the House O’Neil, Dulaney, and Gastor. They were presented with bills from Press member Haslam, House Rep. O’Neil, Lobbyist Neuman, and the President. They passed both the President’s(whose bill was concerned with endangered species) and Ms. O’Neil’s(whose bill dealt with animal abuse); however they did not favor Ms. Neuman’s(whose bill dealt with fur trading licenses). This was a surprising action from the committee, considering Ms. Neuman was lobbying for Mr. John Jacob Astor, who is a major supporter of animal and environmental rights.
An interesting situation took place with Mr. Haslam’s bill however. There was a supposed “miscommunication” between Mr. Haslam and his intended sponsor, Senator George. Mr. George managed to have 2 sponsors, including himself. When he learned of this incident, he went straight ahead and declared that Mr. Haslam would not get his approval. This extremely selfish act was even further degraded due to the fact that Mr. George was in the Committee that handled his bill, and he accordingly went ahead and approved it. This injustice was severely unappreciated by Mr. Haslam. He stated “Mr. George’s actions further proved his status to be “tyrannous”, meaning that he solely had control over the situation”. Mr. Haslam’s views are fully backed by the Haslam Times Corp. Mr. Haslam’s bill intended for business to recycle all paper and plastic products.
The Judiciary Committee, which was lead by Senators George and Edelman, handed the bills of press members Prather and Touchton, Lobbyist Walker, and (surprise, surprise) Senators George and Edelman. Ms. Prather, Ms. Walker, and Mr. George’s bills were all passed. This is surprising, considering Mr. Edelman was on the Committee. This further proves Mr. George’s incompetent ability to be favorable to others.
The final committee was that of Ways & Means. This was lead by Senators Chastain and Chimberoff. The committee was presented with the bills of Lobbyists Zuckerman and Jordan. The committee remarked positively on Mr. Zuckerman’s bill, stating that it contained very informative clauses, but not so appreciatively on Mr. Jordan’s. They remarked that it was uninformative and didn’t seem to get across what it intended to do. However, they were to kind-hearted, and let both bills go on to the Senate (unlike Mr. George).
Incase anyone was wondering, any bills that did not appear in a committee was either un-sponsored (like the friendly and kind Mr. Haslam), or went straight to a vote.
When all the bills were gathered up, the entire House and Senate sat down (separately) to discuss which bills they would send on to the President. When the house sat down, they determined that Ms. O’Neil’s, Ms. Chastain’s, Ms. Walker’s, and Mr. George’s bill would all go to the President for judgment. Mr. Chimberoff’s bill was not affirmed.
When the Senate sat down, they determined that Ms. Smith’s, Mr. George’s, and Ms. Prather’s bills would all be passed.
A few days later, the President sat down and looked over all of the bills that were presented to her. She surprisingly determined that all of the bill should be passed. While this is considerably kind hearted, some could say that it showed a certain lack of self-confidence in her decision making. Reporting from Haslam Times Headquarters, I’m Myles Haslam.==